AL8 6RQ maps, stats, and open data

AL8 6RQ is located in the Handside electoral ward, within the local authority district of Welwyn Hatfield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Welwyn Hatfield. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

AL8 6RQ maps

AL8 6RQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

AL8 6RQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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AL8 6RQ geodata

Easting	523343
Northing	212777
Latitude	51.800044
Longitude	-0.212667

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is AL8 6RQ?

Country	England
Postcode District	AL8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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AL8 6RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of AL8 6RQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Handside
Constituency	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to AL8 6RQ

Church Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	89m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	143m
Farm Close (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	154m
Russellcroft Road (Guessens Road)	Welwyn Garden City	249m
Barn Close (Handside Lane)	Welwyn Garden City	308m

Nearest railway stations to AL8 6RQ

Welwyn Garden City Station	0.6km
Welwyn North Station	3km
Hatfield (Herts) Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in AL8 6RQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in AL8 6RQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	30.2Mbps
Average download speed	57.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in AL8 6RQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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AL8 6RQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in AL8 6RQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	131,651
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,269
Median (kWh/meter)	4,969

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	39,452
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,879
Median (kWh/meter)	1,485

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in AL8 6RQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in AL8 6RQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than AL8 6RQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to AL8 6RQ (metres)

Barn Theatre

Barn Close

206m

Misya Meze & Grill

Parkway

247m

Focolare Centre For Unity

69 Parkway

269m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to AL8 6RQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Church Road	17:30	11:30	157m
Barleycroft Parkway	17:30	12:00	265m
Meadow Green	17:30	11:45	275m

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Source: Dracos
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AL8 6RQ ITL and AL8 6RQ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for AL8 6RQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH23	Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000241	Welwyn Hatfield

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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AL8 6RQ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for AL8 6RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00121441
LSOA	E01023918	Welwyn Hatfield 006C
MSOA	E02004985	Welwyn Hatfield 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to AL8 6RQ

AL8 6RE	Guessens Road	45m
AL8 6RG	Guessens Grove	66m
AL8 6RH	Guessens Road	84m
AL8 6RF	Guessens Grove	91m
AL8 6HJ	Parkway Close	101m
AL8 6RB	Guessens Court	116m
AL8 6RR	Guessens Road	147m
AL8 6HH	Parkway	150m
AL8 6SH	Handside Lane	155m
AL8 6QJ	Church Road	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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